Category: Stand Out Investor Presentations

Do you pitch to investors? If so, take a moment to answer these three questions: Are you a rational, logical decision-maker? Are the investors you pitch to rational, logical decision-makers? Do investors decide purely through conscious analysis of information? Surprisingly, the answer to all three questions is a clear ‘NO’.…

Are you looking for start-up funding, scale-up funding or new financing for your business? If so, you need to invest in creating the best investor pitch deck your prospective investor has seen. Really effective pitch decks are like great CVs. They won’t get you the job, but they might get…

Successful investor meetings come in all shapes and sizes. But underpinning all of them are a few basic truths. Check your own investor meeting against our five essential tests. 1. A successful investor meeting gets a clear story across Your business is complicated and your market is ever…

A great investor pitch book is at the heart of successful fundraising. It should capture the essence of your business or fund and make it easy for the reader to understand you. These days, a great pitch book is not a “nice to have”, it’s a “must have”. A better…

When an investor questions how you calculated your Private Equity fund's performance, how do you react? If an investor asks how many people left your VC Firm in the last 12 months, what do you say? Investors tell us that, too often, people avoid, second-guess or provide scrambled answers to…

What’s the most daunting part of speaking to investors? For many, it’s answering tough investor questions. It’s tricky to prepare for, as you don’t know exactly what they’ll ask. And, different investors approach questioning in different ways. So how do the most successful fundraising teams ensure that tough investor questions…

Fundraising presentations are hard work. You're bombarded with challenging questions from investors, worn out by long days, and struggling to keep on top of your day job at the same time. They’re also difficult to get right. There is a world of difference between knowing your business inside out and…

96% of business leaders believe video conferencing improves productivity, according to a recent Polycom survey. The benefits of video conferencing are clear, but there are also challenges and pitfalls to navigate. Ensure that your next virtual meeting runs smoothly and effectively, by following our five steps to effective video conferencing: …

Do you look forward to watching TV documentaries about science? For the majority of people, the reply is ‘no’. Put Professor Brian Cox at the centre of a series though, and the answer, for millions, becomes ‘yes’. The pop star of particle physics, Cox is undoubtedly the UK’s favourite -…

Investment decision-making is not totally rational. Are you using all the tools at your disposal to create and deliver persuasive investor presentations? Psychology researchers continually prove how incredibly susceptible humans are to unconscious influences. We can use subtle cues, signals and personal biases to nudge even the most experienced investor's decision-making. The impact of these…

What do LPs want from private equity funds at first investor meetings? That's the question I put to the panel at SuperInvestor 2015, the annual conference for private equity decision makers. On the panel were Catherine Lewis La Torre, Anna Dayn, Spencer Miller and Marc der Kinderen. Between them, they see hundreds…

What is the best private equity pitch you've seen? That’s the question I put to my panel at SuperInvestor, the annual conference for private equity decision makers. I asked four LPs to talk about a great private equity pitch they remember - teams that did something different and grabbed attention. On the panel…

What are the private equity pitching mistakes most commonly made by fund managers? I asked the fundraising panel at the SuperInvestor 2015 conference which private equity pitching mistakes are made by fund managers time and again. On the panel were Catherine Lewis La Torre, Anna Dayn, Spencer Miller and Marc der Kinderen. Between…

How to lose respect and alienate investors I asked the LP panel at SuperInvestor 2015 what the worst private equity pitch they've ever seen was. On the panel were Catherine Lewis La Torre, Anna Dayn, Spencer Miller and Marc der Kinderen. Between them, they review 400 fund pitches every year and they’ve seen…

What can we learn from Harry Potter about better presentations? One simple rule: Like magic, PowerPoint is powerful, and to do good it has to be used properly. Let me explain. Like the magic in Harry Potter, PowerPoint is a powerful tool. And the ease of using PowerPoint sometimes makes…

. . It was the middle of August - that usually quiet time on the markets - when handbag and accessory maker Kate Spade saw its busiest day of trading ever. 52 million shares changed hands. Alas, people couldn’t get out quick enough. Shares plunged 25.4%. Kate Spade & Co…

Do you want better meetings with investors? While all investors are different and all investor meetings are different, there are a few things you can do to ensure better investor meetings: 1. Practice and Role Play By rehearsing different types of investor meetings and filming them you can understand…

We are all familiar with the feeling of Death by PowerPoint. But, what causes it? To understand how to use PowerPoint well, we need to understand how we take in information. Important Fact 1: Your brain does not multitask. (Even if you are a woman.) For example, you can either…

Create Great Financial Presentations “It’s just a financial presentation.” “How can you get people engaged when reporting numbers?” “It’s really hard to get the board interested.” These are typical comments we hear from CFOs and financial controllers. Fortunately, financial reporting presentations can be as lively and interesting as the most…

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For 10 years the team at Benjamin Ball Associates have been supporting executives to improve how they Pitch, Present and Persuade. We specialise in transforming financial and leadership communications. We offer expert advice combined with presentation training, public speaking coaching and investor presentation consulting across Europe. Clients tell us we stand out because they get expert advice, practical help and fast results. Winner Best for Investor Presentation Coaching London – Alternative Investment Awards.